NHER 19368 (Find Spot) - Possible Late Bronze Age hoard
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Summary
A socketed copper alloy axe with five ribs on each face and two hafting ridges inside was found with a fragment of a spearhead inside it. This may be a Late Bronze Age hoard.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1983.
Found on mound while gassing rabbits. Detailed location not given.
Socketed copper alloy axe with five ribs on each face. Inside, two hafting ridges.
Fragment of socket? of spearhead found inside axe.
Possible hoard?
See (S1).
E. Green (NCM), 1983.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- HOARD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2005 10:36AM